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Optimal wireless sensors' location for monitoring of structures in randomly disturbed environment
Author(s) -
Dunajewski I.,
Kotulski Z.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200910251
Subject(s) - wireless sensor network , wireless , computer science , basis (linear algebra) , wireless network , real time computing , computer network , mathematics , telecommunications , geometry
In the paper we present the specific conditions that appear in structures' monitoring by means of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). First, we introduce the problem of optimal sensors' location for structures monitoring and its specific constraints if one uses WSN. We formulate the conditions that must be taken into account during optimization. Then, we give an example of temperature measurements and formulate the procedure that leads to finding optimal wireless sensors locations. Finally, we present the experimental observations of wireless sensors in the network that strongly affect on the temperature estimation on a basis of the collected measurements. We conclude with remarks concerning WSN practical design for permanent structures' monitoring to obtain exact and reliable results. (© 2009 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)